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Show A el K HI I' AM I.AUUH IIDI1.IIU, brlanatee llscatvafl wlib Urariy ibeera New Yuiik, Do. 0. The csnvsu-tluu csnvsu-tluu of tna Amerluau Federation of Labor will ba upcuad today at Madisun gardoo. Al tu meeting last night of tbo Central Cen-tral Labor uuluu tu dleate were rscelved wliu liberty oheera and rounds of applause. Mr. Co way, u( the coal miners uf Ureal lirllain, sil l mat be cam from ft Ouu.ilry where laber was nut so much divided as II Is here. AmeugotUur delegates who spoke at the meeting were ''Old ItoL" Howard, of Massachusetts who, while chairman uf Ihe labor comavllUa of tha state senate fur eight years, succeed ej lu reducing re-ducing the hour of labor uf cotton mill opra;ivea trem 76 buurs per week U oS hour per wcrk, Very little hutluuas will be trans-acled trans-acled teJuy at the convention. The time will bs laken up with upenlug ceremoui auJ receiving tba ranorl uf the coiutulttee oo credentials. Jainvs W. buillvan will deliver au eddreas un bahaif of org a nixed lahor, and Joho Mcltrlde, of ihe Amerlcau Kedcrntiou or Labor, will reply. Mayor Htruug has been Invited to appear persuually and gieet tbe delegate on behalf uf liieeity. Tbo ouiuuillina which has charge of the program for the oonver-tlun oonver-tlun declares that th mayor must come In parson and not tend any oue to rrptismt him. With Uuvernor Morton Ills dlflcrenl. Whlla be may nut be ablate cuius, he will probably send greetluga lo ihe convention. Wednesday evening tbara will be a grand ball and rauulun of all the labor leaders at Madtsuu Hijuare garden, Invitations In-vitations have been seut lo meo uf protnluanoa In nearly ail walks of life. Haniuel (iomitere. em-urealilunl of tha Federation, Is aura lo be a candidate lor lba olllco again. lulareet also oeuters In tba proposltlou to remove Ibe haadipMerttwa f rem ludiauapwlls. Tba o-uinilltee will remain In saeslon for more than a week. Amoug the matters lo bo considered Js tba tubjeol ol a general movement for Ihe eight buur work day oo May 1, left). The aootallsts ara bust lie toward tbe Keder Blluu. Tha socialists will Insist upou Ibe aholiliun of tbe strike and tbe buyout! buy-out! a a weapun In leuor warfaia, and will racominaud ft sinks at th ballot box. Friday evening tha socialist labor party will lecture belar th Federation Federa-tion ounvvuHuu al ft mass meeting at Coo at Uulun. |